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It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores
Shanker Blog » It's Test Score Season, But Some States Don't Release Test Scores: It’s Test Score Season, But Some States Don’t Release Test ScoresPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 9, 2013We’ve entered the time of year during which states and districts release their testing results. It’s fair to say that the two districts that get the most attention for their results are New York City and the Dis
by mike simpson / 1min 
New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unions | HechingerEd Blog
New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unions | HechingerEd Blog: New lawsuit an ‘assault’ on unionsA California lawsuit filed this spring against teachers unions could have widespread national implications for labor laws. Ten non-union teachers and the Christian Educators Association are suing their local, state and national unions, alleging that the organizations are forcing them to pay to support politica
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7-9-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Watch Senator Kwame Raoul beat up on Squeezy. “Where is Governor Quinn?”[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KsjOAzL5Gc&feature=youtu.be}] The Gang of Ten, the committee that was charged with coming up with a compromise pension bill, is made up of legislators with big ambitions. Senator Dan Bi
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7-9-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: DOENUTS IS BACK With a New BloggerWelcome back DOENUTS even though the originator has retired -- from blogging, not teaching. I know his replacement, a passionate educator and activist who has gone through the struggle to try to keep his school open.Backdoor School Closings, or What’s in a Name?            School Closure is a concept that on the surface creates a lot of backlash. 
by mike simpson / 8min 
Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid'
Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid': Election of Kevin Johnson to Head Black Mayors Group 'Invalid'Monday, 08 July 2013 13:10 0 COMMENTSBy George E. CurryNNPA Editor-in-ChiefWASHINGTON – After accepting a determination by the attorney for the National Conference of Blacks Mayors that the organization’s May 30 election in Atlanta was invalid, more than half of the board m
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The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education Campaign ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education Campaign ~ Newsroom ~ News from CSPI ~ Center for Science in the Public Interest: The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day Launch Food Education CampaignPrint | ShareNew Initiative to Urge Food Education and Cooking Classes in Nation's SchoolsJuly 8, 2013The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day have joined forces to prom
by mike simpson / 49min 
New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s Importance |
New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s Importance |: New Research Confirms Third Grade Reading’s ImportanceJuly 9, 2013 by Alyssa HaywoodePhoto: Kate Samp for Strategies for ChildrenIn a new report, “Early Warning Confirmed: A Research Update on Third-Grade Reading,” the Annie E. Casey Foundation follows up on its earlier research about the importance of promoting children’s reading proficien
by mike simpson / 58min 
A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist Spaces |
A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist Spaces |: A Call for Strengthening Harassment Policies in Activist SpacesJuly 9, 2013 in StudentsLast week prominent sci-fi author John Scalzi made a pretty big splash when he announced that he will no longer accept invitations to fan conventions (more commonly known as “cons“) that don’t have clear, well-publicized anti-harassment policies.
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Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mind | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mind | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Website reviews educational apps — with teachers in mindMary Plummer | July 9th, 2013, 6:00amCommonSenseEducators (via YouTube)Graphite is a free review service for educators.As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepares to give students and teachers iPads, Graphite wants to help teachers figure out what to d
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My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to be | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to be | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: My response to what I thought Rick Hess’s Monsters University review was going to beSo this is pretty hypothetical, as you can glean from the title.I took my five year old daughter to see Monsters University the other day.  This is a prequel to Pixar’s Monsters Inc., one of the best movie
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7-9-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: My response to the response of the initial response on the @aftunion “survey” @rweingartenI can’t do this on Twitter. I just can’t. I wrote this yesterday about the AFT survey. My concerns in that post were not necessarily related to the methods of Hart. That’s already been addressed. I was responding to a Facebook comment, whereby an educator referred to the surve
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Education Research Report: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency Bar
Education Research Report: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency Bar: Despite Common Core’s Call for Increased State Standards, 26 States Lower Proficiency BarRecently, states’ definitions of what makes a student proficient in math and reading have been changing—in some cases for the better, in others for the worse. In a new Education Next article, “
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Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading System
Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading System: Bloomberg Sets Up "Regulatory Hell" With Unfair And Unjust Grading SystemThis is about restaurants, but it might as well be about schools and teachers too:The city received an “F” on its restaurant-inspection system yesterday from City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who announced plans to revamp it
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World Bank Support to Education: Learning for All, Skills for Jobs Education: Sector Results Profile
Education: Sector Results Profile: Education: Sector Results ProfileWorld Bank Support to Education: Learning for All, Skills for JobsEducation is fundamental to development and growth. From encouraging higher enrollment, especially for girls and other disadvantaged children, to promoting learning for all, the World Bank Group plays a significant role in education globally. Between 2000 and 2011,
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The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part II - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part II - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life, Part IIBy Nancy Flanagan on July 9, 2013 7:55 AMNow it's Claudia Swisher's turn. Claudia started teaching in 1967. She's been a school librarian, a remedial reading teacher, and a classroom
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Which State Has the Highest Graduation Rates?Graduation rates change every year, and the definition is not always exactly the same. In the most recent federal survey of state graduation rates, published in October 2011, the data are correct as of 2009. At that time, the average for all reporting states was 75.5% and the states with
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Ed Notes Online: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?
Ed Notes Online: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?: Why is the AFT Giving Credence to a Much Disparaged National Council on Teacher Quality Study?The goal of NCTQ is to replace university teacher education programs with programs such as Teach for America and similar brief alternative certification programs. NCTQ is funded by union-bustin
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Lessons from the first millionaire online teacher | The Raw Story
Lessons from the first millionaire online teacher | The Raw Story: Lessons from the first millionaire online teacherOr at least that’s the recent experience of Scott Allen, a programmer and teacher the tech-y online education platform Pluralsight.com. Allen has earned more than $1.8 million through fees and royalties from Pluralsight over the last five years. He says each monthly royalty check has
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LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offerings - LA Daily News
LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offerings - LA Daily News: LAUSD summer school a 'sorry' experience with limited offeringsBy Barbara Jonesbarbara.jones@dailynews.com@LADNschools on TwitterPosted:   07/08/2013 08:57:48 PM PDTUpdated:   07/08/2013 10:06:28 PM PDT Students and parents line up outside the Chatsworth high office Monday morning to try and register for summer school
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7-9-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Dick MellReblogged from Fred Klonsky:
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Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry story
Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry story: Why schools aren’t businesses: The blueberry storyBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 9, 2013 at 5:00 amE-mail the writer1CommentsMoreLarry Cuban’s 2004 book “The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can’t be Businesses,” is nearly a decade old but still highly relevant to the education reform debate.In the introduction, Cuban introduces r
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America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
Learn "America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)" for the Greystone Elementary Third Grade Sing-a-Long.
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Go to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Go to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Get Schooled: Go to college now. Pay tuition later. Oregon explores paying it forward Pay it forwardPrevious PostsArmed educators, higher liability insurance. Or no insurance.July 8, 2013Common Core State Standards: A lesson in shrewd marketingJuly 8, 2013As the world turns: Drama on Cherokee school board
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Be Part of A Study on School Websites
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Be Part of A Study on School Websites: Be Part of A Study on School WebsitesA long-time research group (formerly Gilmore Research Group but now Northwest Insights) is doing a study about school websites in downtown Seattle on July 12th, 15th or 16th.HOW: If you are interested in this study, please click the link below to answer some of our pre-screening questions (
by mike simpson / 10h 
Perdido Street School: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy Spitzer
Perdido Street School: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy Spitzer: UFT Threatens To Use Its Own Campaign Funds To Destroy SpitzerThe Times has an article out tonight saying business leaders and labor are joining together to put a stake through Spitzer's run for city comptroller:Business leaders leapt into the ruckus, finding common cause with organized labor as they described M
by mike simpson / 13h 
CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!" southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: CAUGHT ON AUDIO, AGAIN!!!! DR Alison Coviello: "YOU'LL GET NOTHING AND LIKE IT!!!"Hey, remember that scene in Caddyshack when Judge Smails nephew Spalding wanted a hamburger, no a cheeseburger?Well, the same thing kind of happened to me at PS 154 in the Bronx. Except we can substitute JudgeSmails with DR Alison Coviello. And instead of Spalding wanting a hamburger,
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Child Abuse Prevention - Safe Schools
Child Abuse Prevention - Safe Schools (CA Dept of Education): Child Abuse PreventionInformation for local educational agencies (LEAs) regarding mandated reporting requirements, mandated reporter training, resources, and technical assistance to promote child well-being and protection from abuse.As educators, our most important duty is the protection of the children in our care.--Tom Torlakson, Stat
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Nite Cap 7-8-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #HEREPASTJUNE
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAY#HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers' Summers [Collaborateurs] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson#HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers' Summers [Collaborateurs] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: #HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers’ Summers [Collabora
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#HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers' Summers [Collaborateurs] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson
#HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers' Summers [Collaborateurs] - The Jose Vilson | The Jose Vilson: #HerePastJune, A Primer On Teachers’ Summers [Collaborateurs]by JOSE VILSON on JULY 8, 2013Here’s my latest at The Collaborateurs, where I discuss my reason for joining #HerePastJune, a United For Public Schools project:… we actually need to reconsider how we look at time in school. According to many
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The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching Life - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: The End of Your Career Book Club: Ten Books That Shaped My Teaching LifeBy Nancy Flanagan on July 8, 2013 3:34 PMMy friend Claudia Swisher retired after 39 years in the classroom, back in June. Claudia is my reading buddy--and a fabulous educator. We often swap reading sug
by mike simpson / 16h 
Student Voice in Canada Student Voice
Student Voice: Student Voice in Canada Like Student Voice in the United States, Canada is also fostering a student driven self-advocacy campaign. Directly connected with Student Voice, this campaign is called the Student Voice Initiative and is supported by no other than our Student Voice Live! Student Keynote, Jaxson Kahn.Student Voice Initiative is a national, student-led initiative in Canada,
by mike simpson / 16h 
Twitterati: Progressive EDU leaders or outliers? | My Island View
Twitterati: Progressive EDU leaders or outliers? | My Island View: Twitterati: Progressive EDU leaders or outliers?July 8, 2013 by tomwhitbyThe title of this post probably carries more weight with educators who use Twitter as a key component of a professional learning network than those who don’t. At this point in time there are more educators not using Twitter professionally, than those who do. T
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Diane in the Evening 7-8-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Hugh Bailey on Vallas: Don’t Believe in MiraclesHugh Bailey is tired of the oft-told tale of the miracle district and the “savior” who comes in on a white horse, turns around a low-performing district, then rides off into the sunset. He is writing in this case about Paul Vallas, but he is looking at the repeated stories of miracle
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Dana Goldstein: Why ‘Bad’ Teachers Attract So Much Attention | TIME.com
Dana Goldstein: Why ‘Bad’ Teachers Attract So Much Attention | TIME.com: We Love to Hate the ‘Bad’ TeacherThe new novel Tampa fuels our national anxiety about public educationBy Dana Goldstein @DanaGoldsteinJuly 08, 201310 Comments   inShareRead LaterCHRIS O'MEARA / APRELATEDThe Illusion of the ‘Gifted’ ChildDo Teachers Really Discriminate Against Boys?When Teachers Bully Children5 Things Teachers
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed News Roundup
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed News Roundup: Ed News RoundupRemember that thinking, after the mass killings at an elementary school earlier this year, that we should arm teachers and staff at our schools?  Well, Kansas passed a law allowing teachers and others to be armed.  Guess what the problemis? Via TPM:An insurance company based in Iowa has refused to renew coverage for Kansas schools th
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NYC Educator: Time for Charters to Work Their Magic
NYC Educator: Time for Charters to Work Their Magic: Time for Charters to Work Their MagicIt's not altogether surprising to me that fewer than 50% of students in transfer schools don't make it. After all, we're pulling from a pool of 100% that didn't make it before. To me, that's a predictor.But to reformy types, I suppose that's yet another failure. After all, schools with high percentages of spe
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Jersey Jazzman: Bad Teachers! Eek!
Jersey Jazzman: Bad Teachers! Eek!: Bad Teachers! Eek!Dana Goldstein writes an interesting piece about our nation's obsession with "bad" teachers:But Nutting’s narrative is an extreme example of another genre, as well: the story of the despicable, or at least morally compromised, teacher. Claire Messud’s divisive novel, The Woman Upstairs, features a single, childless woman who obsessively attempt
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All Things Education: Gifted and Prepped
All Things Education: Gifted and Prepped: Gifted and PreppedGary Rubinstein, one of my most favorite education bloggers, has written a fantastically interesting post about his own experience with the kindergarten lottery/enrollment process in New York City. Anyone who's interested in the whether-where-high-profile-education-people-send-their-children-to-school-matters conversation should read this
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My “Conversation” with Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee
My “Conversation” with Michelle Rhee « inspirEDucation: My “Conversation” with Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee So a while back, I talked to Michelle Rhee (CEO of StudentsFirst) on a Tioki Forum after seeing on Facebook (I follow StudentsFirst just to see what kind of shenanigans they’re up to next) that she would be available from 4:00-4:30 PM to talk to the common folk and discuss any question
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appears surprised that Connecticut remains committed to the rule of law. - Wait, What?
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appears surprised that Connecticut remains committed to the rule of law. - Wait, What?: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appears surprised that Connecticut remains committed to the rule of law. In a Huffington Post entitled, Arne Duncan Bemoans Philadelphia School Layoffs, Student Loan Rate Hike and written by Joy Resmovits, U.S. Secretary of Educatio
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The Import of the CREDO Charter School Study :: Frederick M. Hess
The Import of the CREDO Charter School Study :: Frederick M. Hess: The Import of the CREDO Charter School Studyby Frederick M. Hess  •  Jul 8, 2013 at 11:08 amCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareThe new national charter school study by Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) has attracted enormous, well-deserved attention. It provides by far the most comprehen
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Cali Education Headlines Monday, July 8, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Calif. lawmakers pass K-12 transgender-rights billEducation HeadlinesMonday, July 8, 2013Schools laud new education funding formulaThe state budget the governor just signed pumps some much-needed money to schools that have taken a financial beating since the recession, but local districts are guarded about the impact on their beleaguered fina
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Stopping Common Core is Only the Beginning | Truth in American Education
Stopping Common Core is Only the Beginning | Truth in American Education: Stopping Common Core is Only the BeginningFiled in Common Core State Standards by Joy Pullman on July 8, 2013 • 0 CommentsAs parents have encountered Common Core in their children’s classrooms, then sought information about what it means, we’ve seen a nationwide brushfire of alarm. Parents must know Common Core did not rando
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Lots of Second Chances — Whole Child Education
Lots of Second Chances — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGLots of Second ChancesJuly 8, 2013 by Walter McKenzieMy best friend often says "People deserve lots of second chances.""But why?" I ask trying to grasp the concept. "At some point don't you risk people taking advantage?""Walter, people do the best they can. It makes no sense making it harder on them." I dedicate this blog post to
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Diplomas Now: A Model of Collaboration and Innovation | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Diplomas Now: A Model of Collaboration and Innovation | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Diplomas Now: A Model of Collaboration and InnovationBy Anne O'Brien on July 8, 2013We know a great deal about the high school dropout problem. From the research of Robert Balfanz and others, we know where dropouts are likely to come from – the majority attends a small subset of high school
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Morning Wink 7-8-13 AM Posts #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYNEA Steps Up Organizing Efforts in Non-Union Charter Schools | NEA TodayNEA Steps Up Organizing Efforts in Non-Union Charter Schools | NEA Today: NEA Steps Up Organizing Efforts in Non-Union Charter SchoolsBy Tim Walker Tom Kuhny, a middle school teacher in Los Angeles, is a little incredulous when he hears the often-repeated canard that educational i
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